Course Title: Advanced Research Methods/Research Methods/Qualitative Research Method Consider the Research Proposal Flow Chart picture and Proposal Guidelines (template) shared by during the session, relate them with your research proposal and answer the following questions: Identify critical elements of the Introduction section given in the Research Proposal Flow Chart and proposal guidelines. Relate them with your proposal and explain the strengths and weaknesses of your introduction section. Review the literature review and Methodology sections from the Research Proposal Flow Chart and proposal guidelines documents and relate them with your articles literature review and methodology sections. Identify your flaws and propose corrections. What are the critical elements of the discussion and conclusion sections? Consider the research proposal guidelines and flowchart and compare how effectively have you designed your discussion and conclusion sections? Guideline and Flow Chart is given in pictures

Research Proposal Flow Chart Research Question Summary of Proposal 1. Introduction What? Why? How? Literature on Topic Literature on Method Theoretical Approach 2. Literature Review Why? How? Find a Hole Look for Debates Research Design Research Procedures Kind of Data 3. Methodology How? Selection and Access Human Subjects Review Ethics Statement Costs and Funding Collection Procedures Evidence of Importance Informs Methodology Preliminary Findings 4. Preliminary Data What? Important categories & Relationships Alternatives Weaknesses 5. Statement of Limitations What your research will do Contributions 6. Conclusion What? How? Why? Importance Proposal Guidelines: (Note: Ideal plagiarism level is 10%, max 15% is accepted) Number of articles for 1 person are 12 and for group are 24 Final submission is on 14th August, 2020 Font size: 12 Time New Romans Referencing: APA Introduction: First paragraph: Broad picture of your topic (7-8) lines. Second Paragraph: Focus on recent studies with proper referencing (APA) Articles should be from 2015 and above, should be related to your topic. Problem statement: Highlight your topic, why you are trying to do this work, justify the need of your work. Highlight the Gap between the literatures: Research Objectives and Questions: (Keep focus on sentence structure and Grammar, be concise) E.g. To find out the reasons how Covid 19 effect the consumer behavior of the person? Literature Review: Define your variables and relationships with the objective and work of other researchers by using proper referencing techniques (explained by sir in video), please make sure explain the theory, methodology and techniques and conclusion of the researcher you are referencing. Hypothesis of the study: (Your research question, hypothesis (check the relationship between variables etc) . E.g. Ho: There is no significant relationship between student performance and grades. Methodology section: Your target population from where your want to collect data, industry, inside industry, region, area etc Data collection: Qualitative or Quantitative (Justify with reason why) How you collect through interviews, questioners or focus group (Justify) Sampling Approach: Probability sampling or non probability sampling (Justification is must) What type of sampling (Simple Random, stratified, cluster, quota, conveyance etc and why justify) Data type: Primary data or Secondary data (justify which type and why) Also tell us whether you personally approached the person for data collection or taking online. Data analysis: Which software or tool you are going to used e.g. SPSS, Excel? And why. Which test you are using to check your data e.g. reliability, regression, descriptive analysis? (Justify) Note: Read articles you studied before especially methodology section where you get all these information of data analysis) Implications of the study: How your research is going to benefit the industry and literature also recommendations (Explain) Limitations involve weaknesses and shortage of time etc . Conclusion: What are you trying to find, your results and findings in one paragraph Reference: Use proper method of referencing (APA) as explained by Sir in the video